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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1994
Bohr-Winn Shih, Boise, ID (US);
Barry Shih, Taipei 10563, TW;
Other;
Abstract
A musical article of furniture, here jewelry armoire (10') which includes a pivotal lid (38') for activating and deactivating a musical movement (19). Mechanical spring wound musical movement (19) is attached to a supporting surface (14') which in turn is attached to lid (38'). Musical movement (19) includes a rotating shaft, also serving as the winding shaft (21), protruding through a top surface of supporting surface (14'). An ornament (34) is affixed to the shaft and the shaft is decoratively finished. Musical movement (19) is provided with a stop-and-start mechanism which includes a control arm (22') being positioned and configured to interfere with the back of housing (39') such that the mechanism will be activated when lid (38') is opened and will shut off when the lid is closed.